COLLECTION: Formation of the Senate

Province of Canada (1865-66)

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Legislative Council (of the Province of Canada, 1840-1867):

Elective Principle: or Act to change the Constitution of the Legislative Council by rendering the same Elective (1856): 16 (A.A. Dorion); 50, 51 (Currie); 187 (Letellier de St. Just); 240, 242 (Taché); 245 (A.A. Dorion); 339 (Price); 592, 614 (Perrault); 686 (A.A. Dorion); 778 (Geoffrion); 858 (J.B.E. Dorion); 942 (Fortier); 974 (J.H. Cameron); 1022 (A.A. Dorion); 89* (A. Mackenzie).

Temporary Suspension of Elective Principle (1866):

Legislative Council (projected future upper house of the Dominion of Canada, aka Senate of Canada):

Abolition urged: 892 (McConkey).

Appointment of members for life by executive: 2 (Address to the Queen); 35 (J.A. Macdonald); 90 (Brown); 117 (Allan); 171, 172 (McCrea); 180 (Olivier); 210 (Currie); 254, 255 (A.A. Dorion); 315 (Olivier); 331 (Reesor); 481 (Bellerose); 494, 513 (Dunkin); 570 (Cauchon); 624 (Perrault); 679 (H. Mackenzie); 686 (A.A. Dorion), 692, 694 (A.A. Dorion); 728 (J.A. Macdonald); 794 (O’Halloran); 842 (Laframboise); 892 (McConkey); 973 (J.H. Cameron); 1028 (Address to the Queen); 44* (Holton).

Class basis: 374 (Langevin); 570 (A.A. Dorion).

Constitution: 35 (J.A. Macdonald); 165 (Reesor); 172 (McCrea); 190, 193 (Bureau); 219 (Christie); 803 (J.S. Ross).

Divisions, geographical and numerical: 1 (Address to the Queen); 21 (Campbell); 234 (Taché); 255 (A.A. Dorion); 1027 (Address to the Queen).

Elective principle: 22, 23 (Campbell); 35 (J.A. Macdonald); 79 (John Ross); 83 (Vidal); 88 (Brown); 117 (Allan); 149 (Macpherson); 156 (Aikins); 165 (Reesor); 230 (McMaster); 235, 242 (Taché); 245, 253, 255 (A.A. Dorion); 275, 279, 283 (Currie); 287, 288 (Dickson); 292, 298 (Campbell); 306 (Vidal); 312, 315 (Olivier); 316, 317 (Aikins); 318 (Flint); 325 (Hamilton); 326 (Blake); 331 (Reesor); 334 (Ryan); 339 (Price); 373 (Langevin); 446 (Burwell); 481 (Bellerose); 496 (Dunkin); 567 (Cauchon); 589, 614 (Perrault); 679 (H. Mackenzie); 686 (A.A. Dorion); 699, 700 (Cauchon); 728 (J.A. Macdonald); 757 (Scatcherd); 774 (Chambers); 805 (Bowman); 807 (Walsh); 812 (Gibbs); 858 (J.B.E. Dorion); 935 (Rymal); 942 (Fortier); 973 (J.H. Cameron); 1009 (J.S. Macdonald); 1016 (Huntington); 1022 (A.A. Dorion);

Executive functions, lack of: 495 (Dunkin).

Family Compact: 171 (McCrea).

First selection, method: 2 (Address to the Queen); 45 (Campbell); 91 (Brown); 149 (Macpherson); 171 (McCrea); 174 (Olivier); 185 (Belleau); 186 (Letellier de St. Just); 212,219 (Christie); 254, 267 (A.A. Dorion); 307 (Vidal); 373 (Langevin); 461 (M.C. Cameron); 494 (Dunkin); 570 (Cauchon); 1028 (Address to the Queen); 71* (Cauchon); 89* (Parker, A.A. Dorion, Holton, J.S. Macdonald, A. Mackenzie); 90* (Dunkin).

History: 36 (J.A. Macdonald); 495 (Dunkin).

House of Commons:

House of Lords, compared: 23 (Campbell); 34, 35, 36 (J.A. Macdonald); 254, 255 (A.A. Dorion); 493 (Dunkin); 567 (Cauchon), 701 (Cauchon).

Initiation of legislation: 34, 35 (J.A. Macdonald); 282 (Currie).

Judicial functions, lack of: 495 (Dunkin).

Local government, nomination of members by, urged: 569 (Evanturel)

Local interests, securing of: 32 (J.A. Macdonald); 368 (Langevin); 459 (M.C. Cameron); 694 (A.A. Dorion).

Money Bills: 34, 35 (J.A. Macdonald); 88 (Brown); 283 (Currie).

Nominative principle: see Appointment of members (above).

Political complexion, difficulty of changing: 253 (A.A. Dorion).

Qualifications for membership: 2 (Address to the Queen); 91 (Brown); 315 (Olivier); 570, 701 (Cauchon); 1028 (Address to the Queen).

Reform to be stifled: 254 (A.A. Dorion); 614 (Perrault).

Representation:

Representation by population: 79 (John Ross); 569 (Evanturel); 761 (J. Macdonald [Toronto]); 1022 (A.A. Dorion).

Responsible government: 36 (J.A. Macdonald).

Speaker:

U.S. Senate compared: 493, 495, 513 (Dunkin).

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1865

Accusation of Seats for Confederation Passage (1 June 1865)
Discussion on fixed appointments (2 June 1865)
Worries about Canadian appointments of their Senators (3 June 1865)

1866

Equal Representation Urged (16 March 1866)
Small discussion on selecting from existing Councils (28 March 1866)
Worries about Canadian appointments of their Senators (29 March 1866)
Bribe accusation (7 April 1866)
Condemnation of Council for going against wishes of Assembly/People in soliciting Confederation and discussions on whether the ten provided for should have exempted themselves from debate (13 April 1866)
End of Session, including correspondence on clashes between Houses (16 April 1866)
Canada to have dominance in Upper House / residence questions /discussion on new government  (27 June 1866)
Residence question / Increased representation / low salary quote / comparison with US Senate (28 June 1866)
Discussion on government change / residence of LC (29 June 1866)
Discussions on government change / equal representation urged (30 June 1866)
More discussion on increasing LC / residence (3 July 1866) 

1867

Discussion on a Senator salary (21 May 1867)
Property/Residence for Senators/Legislative Council (22 May 1867)
Discussion on list of names of Senators (23 May 1867)
Appointment of Senators (25 May 1867)
Small discussion at the end on list of names of Senators (29 May 1867)
Small discussion at the end on list of names of Senators (31 May 1867)
Bill to Prevent Dual Representation (3 June 1867)

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